Table 3.
Pearson’s correlation coefficients (P-values) between body fat parameters and metabolic outcomes by sex
| Men (n = 36) | Women (n = 40) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MetS | HOMA-IR | MetS | HOMA-IR | ||
| Anthropometry | Weight | 0.32 (0.056) | 0.43 (0.009) | 0.27 (0.09) | 0.18 (0.24) |
| BMI | 0.45 (0.005) | 0.52 (0.001) | 0.31 (0.049) | 0.22 (0.20) | |
| Waist | 0.26 (0.12) | 0.50 (0.002) | 0.17 (0.28) | 0.15 (0.34) | |
| Hip | 0.26 (0.12) | 0.34 (0.03) | 0.26 (0.10) | 0.19 (0.23) | |
| DEXA | Total fat mass | 0.37 (0.03) | 0.58 (0.0002) | 0.30 (0.059) | 0.15 (0.35) |
| MRI | VATa | 0.23 (0.20) | 0.40 (0.01) | 0.26 (0.12) | 0.12 (0.46) |
| SCATb | 0.50 (0.002) | 0.66 (<0.0001) | 0.28 (0.07) | 0.18 (0.27) | |
Correlations with P-values < 0.05 are highlighted in bold
aVAT Visceral adipose tissue by MRI
bSCAT Subcutaneous adipose tissue by MRI